The President of India Droupadi Murmu will be attending the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Gauhati High Court on April 7 during her 2 days visit to Assam. The Gauhati High Court will be completing the 75th year of its existence on April 5.
Apart from the President, Chief Justice of India Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud will also attend the function. Arup Jyoti Baishya, Joint Registrar (Judicial) of Gauhati HC said, “To commemorate the occasion, a meeting has been convened on April 5 which will be attended by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Justice of Gauhati HC Sandeep Mehta and the Judges of the High Court.”
Arup Jyoti Baishya stated that the “A commemorative postal stamp and the Assamese version of the book ‘Gauhati High Court: History & Heritage’ as well as a special edition of the magazine ATMA will be released on April 5. On April 6, six books on Customary Laws pertaining to different tribes such as Rabha, Tiwa, Zeme-Naga, and Bodos of Assam will be released by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal.”
The curtains on the Platinum Jubilee celebrations will be drawn on April 14 in a function that will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”On the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee celebration, the Gauhati High Court has decided to felicitate former Judges, and senior Advocates who have completed 50 years of practice besides some former members of the Registry, Judicial Officers as well as the Advocates’ Clerk,” Baishya further said.
Established on 5th April, 1948, the Gauhati High Court originally catered to the seven North Eastern states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh. However, subsequent to the establishment of separating High Courts for the states of Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura, today the Gauhati High Court exercises jurisdiction over the remaining four North Eastern states.
Baishya added that “The Gauhati High Court is one of the institutions which connects the four North Eastern states and is credited with delivering several landmark judgments on several issues of public importance, particularly, those dealing with the rights of the tribal population.”
As part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations other events such as a Quiz competition, a law lecture to be delivered by former Chief Justice of India Justice U. U. Lalit, and a cultural programme depicting the rich heritage of the North East have also been organized.
